Papilio ufipa

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Papilio ufipa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. ufipa
Binomial name
Papilio ufipa
Carcasson, 1961
Synonyms
  • Papilio bromius ufipaCarcasson, 1961

Papilio ufipa is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Tanzania. [1] The habitat consists of riparian and montane forests at altitudes from 1000 to 2400 meters. [2]

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Taxonomy

Papilio ufipa belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 15 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus and Papilio hornimani. The clade members are:

Description

Median band narrower, straighter and bluer than in other East African races (of Papilio bromius ). Submarginal spots below very large, paler mottling absent. Very similar to Papilio desmondi and can only be determined with certainty by dissection. [3]

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References

  1. Papilio ufipa, Funet.fi
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  3. Carcasson, R.H. (1960). The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society)